
Géométrie projective : voir l'infini de près avec le disque euclidien
Voir l'infini de près
La géométrie projective ramène l'infini à distance finie grâce au modèle borné du disque euclidien.


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La géométrie projective ramène l'infini à distance finie grâce au modèle borné du disque euclidien.


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